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Birding spot · Maui County, Hawaii

Birding at Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary are Black-necked Stilt (96%), Pacific Golden-Plover (85%), and Western Cattle-Egret (85%). It is busiest in winter, when 30 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of March (35 species). 62 species have been reported here across 1,315 complete checklists from 898 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 22-28: 34 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 21 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: 15 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 17 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Black-necked Stilt96%
  2. 2Pacific Golden-Plover85%
  3. 3Western Cattle-Egret85%
  4. 4Ruddy Turnstone66%
  5. 5Black-crowned Night Heron63%
  6. 6Common Myna58%
  7. 7House Sparrow50%
  8. 8Zebra Dove49%
  9. 9Spotted Dove44%
  10. 10Hawaiian Coot44%
  11. 11Wandering Tattler42%
  12. 12Sanderling39%
  13. 13Hawaiian Goose37%
  14. 14Rock Pigeon21%
  15. 15Red-crested Cardinal19%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Hawaii.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.